Kelly Monaco Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the third of five sisters
• Considers herself extremely competitive and excelled in soccer, swimming, track and softball in high school, while also participating in debate and theater
• Was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for April, 1997, and followed it up by starring in some Playboy videos
• A former real-life lifeguard, she made her first TV appearance in 1997 on Baywatch
• Starred on the General Hospital spin-off Port Charles until it was canceled, and was then cast on General Hospital
• Won Season 1 of Dancing With the Stars in 2005
• Lost a dance off to former rival John O'Hurley after Season 1 of Dancing With the Stars
• Cohosted the Daytime Emmys in 2006
• Was a judge for the 2009 Miss USA Pageant
• Starred as Bo Peep in the burlesque-style show Peepshow in Las Vegas for three months in 2009
• Her Las Vegas penthouse hotel room was broken into and burglarized in 2009, but Monaco hid and remained unharmed; the burglar was eventually sent to jail
• Is involved with the charity Daytime Gives Back, which works with Feed the Children
• Is a vegetarian